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Explore Harper in United States

Harper in the region of West Virginia is a town in United States - some 134 mi or ( 215 km ) West of Washington , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Harper is now 04:57 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Cumberland, Charlottesville, Doe Hill, Hardscrabble, and Lynchburg. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Cumberland . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Harper ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Virginia Maple syrup is flowing for this year's annual Highland County festival

1:23 min by shenandoahvalleytv
Views: 776 Rating: 5.00

The Highland County Maple Festival in Monterey, Va. has been held over two weekends in March for more than 50 years, and regularly attracts tens of thousands of people. Director Carolyn Powhosky says ..

James River News New Year's Traditions Tour

5:05 min by jamesrivernews
Views: 421 Rating: 5.00

This is my First Annual James River News River City Traditions video. It's a look at some of the ways residents of the Old South ( and Mid-Atlantic States) welcome in the New Year. From fireworks to g ..


Book Trailer - The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau

1:35 min by htartaglino
Views: 355 Rating: 5.00

A book trailer for The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau, Movie by Sponge for Knowledge www.spongeforknowledge.blogspot.com Movie by: Hayley Tartaglino Tompkins AKA The Sponge For Knowledge IMAGES courte ..

Bluegrass Valley Sunrise

0:44 min by MONTAG56
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June 7, 2012, we were driving up the mountains overlooking the Blue Grass Valley in Virginia and noticed this wonderful sunrise at an overlook. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Brushy Fork Lake

Brushy Fork Lake is an 18-acre impoundment on the South Branch South Fork Potomac River located three miles (5 km) south of Sugar Grove in southeastern Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA. Brushy Fork Lake lies in the Dry River District of the George Washington National Forest.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.47 -79.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Geography of Pendleton County, West Virginia, Potomac River Watershed, Reservoirs in West Virginia

Monterey, Virginia

Monterey is a town in Highland County, Virginia, United States. The population was 147 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Highland County.

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Located at 38.41 -79.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: County seats in Virginia, Populated places in Highland County, Virginia, Towns in Virginia

United States National Radio Quiet Zone

The United States National Radio Quiet Zone is a large area of land centered between the National Radio Astronomy Observatory at Green Bank, West Virginia and the Sugar Grove Research Facility at Sugar Grove, West Virginia. The Radio Quiet Zone is a rectangle of land approximately 13,000 square miles in size that straddles the border area of Virginia and West Virginia. It includes all land with latitudes between 37.5°N and 39.25°N and longitudes between 78.5°W and 80.5°W.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.38 -79.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Communications in West Virginia, United States communications regulation, West Virginia media

Sugar Grove, West Virginia

Sugar Grove is an American government communications site located in Pendleton County, West Virginia operated by the National Security Agency. According to a December 25, 2005 article in the New York Times, the site intercepts all international communications entering the Eastern United States. The activity falls under the Naval Information Operations Command (NIOC).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 38.51 -79.28 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Earth stations in the United States, National Security Agency facilities, Populated places in Pendleton County, West Virginia, UKUSA listening stations

Trimble Knob

Trimble Knob, located southwest of Monterey, VA, in Highland County, is a conical hill composed of basalt, a volcanic rock, of Eocene age. It is the eroded remnant of what was an active volcano or diatreme approximately 35 million years ago, making it one of the youngest volcanos on the east coast of North America.

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Located at 38.40 -79.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Diatremes of the United States, Eocene volcanoes, Geography of Highland County, Virginia, Geography of West Virginia, Volcanoes of Virginia